diff --git a/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables.js b/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables.js
index db24a014c5a2..11eba49dbdba 100644
--- a/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables.js
+++ b/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const Sentry = require('@sentry/node');
 
 Sentry.init({
   dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
-  _experiments: { includeStackLocals: true },
+  includeLocalVariables: true,
   beforeSend: event => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     console.log(JSON.stringify(event));
diff --git a/packages/node/src/integrations/localvariables.ts b/packages/node/src/integrations/localvariables.ts
index 9e574c87b406..2f28c548fa85 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/integrations/localvariables.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/integrations/localvariables.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
-import type {
-  ClientOptions,
-  Event,
-  EventProcessor,
-  Exception,
-  Hub,
-  Integration,
-  StackFrame,
-  StackParser,
-} from '@sentry/types';
+import type { Event, EventProcessor, Exception, Hub, Integration, StackFrame, StackParser } from '@sentry/types';
 import type { Debugger, InspectorNotification, Runtime, Session } from 'inspector';
 import { LRUMap } from 'lru_map';
 
+import type { NodeClientOptions } from '../types';
+
 export interface DebugSession {
   /** Configures and connects to the debug session */
   configureAndConnect(onPause: (message: InspectorNotification<Debugger.PausedEventDataType>) => void): void;
@@ -198,9 +191,9 @@ export class LocalVariables implements Integration {
   /** Setup in a way that's easier to call from tests */
   private _setup(
     addGlobalEventProcessor: (callback: EventProcessor) => void,
-    clientOptions: ClientOptions | undefined,
+    clientOptions: NodeClientOptions | undefined,
   ): void {
-    if (this._session && clientOptions?._experiments?.includeStackLocals) {
+    if (this._session && clientOptions?.includeLocalVariables) {
       this._session.configureAndConnect(ev =>
         this._handlePaused(clientOptions.stackParser, ev as InspectorNotification<PausedExceptionEvent>),
       );
diff --git a/packages/node/src/types.ts b/packages/node/src/types.ts
index 6acdbb4b2566..4d384bc54cf3 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/types.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ export interface BaseNodeOptions {
   /** Sets an optional server name (device name) */
   serverName?: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Include local variables with stack traces.
+   *
+   * Requires the `LocalVariables` integration.
+   */
+  includeLocalVariables?: boolean;
+
   // TODO (v8): Remove this in v8
   /**
    * @deprecated Moved to constructor options of the `Http` integration.
diff --git a/packages/node/test/integrations/localvariables.test.ts b/packages/node/test/integrations/localvariables.test.ts
index 2b6853ce5488..6d0124296ea3 100644
--- a/packages/node/test/integrations/localvariables.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node/test/integrations/localvariables.test.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('LocalVariables', () => {
     const localVariables = new LocalVariables({}, session);
     const options = getDefaultNodeClientOptions({
       stackParser: defaultStackParser,
-      _experiments: { includeStackLocals: true },
+      includeLocalVariables: true,
     });
 
     let eventProcessor: EventProcessor | undefined;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ describe('LocalVariables', () => {
     const localVariables = new LocalVariables({}, session);
     const options = getDefaultNodeClientOptions({
       stackParser: defaultStackParser,
-      _experiments: { includeStackLocals: true },
+      includeLocalVariables: true,
     });
 
     (localVariables as unknown as LocalVariablesPrivate)._setup(_ => {}, options);
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ describe('LocalVariables', () => {
     const localVariables = new LocalVariables({}, session);
     const options = getDefaultNodeClientOptions({
       stackParser: defaultStackParser,
-      _experiments: { includeStackLocals: false },
     });
 
     let eventProcessor: EventProcessor | undefined;
@@ -250,7 +249,6 @@ describe('LocalVariables', () => {
     const localVariables = new LocalVariables({}, undefined);
     const options = getDefaultNodeClientOptions({
       stackParser: defaultStackParser,
-      _experiments: { includeStackLocals: false },
     });
 
     let eventProcessor: EventProcessor | undefined;
@@ -272,7 +270,7 @@ describe('LocalVariables', () => {
     const localVariables = new LocalVariables({}, session);
     const options = getDefaultNodeClientOptions({
       stackParser: defaultStackParser,
-      _experiments: { includeStackLocals: true },
+      includeLocalVariables: true,
     });
 
     (localVariables as unknown as LocalVariablesPrivate)._setup(_ => {}, options);